Pick the Podium - IndyCar- Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, CA, 04/15/2018

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The highly competitive IndyCar season moves along to Long Beach for the Toyota Grand Prix. Newgarden takes over the points lead with Rossi hot on his tail. Get your picks in and see if you can guess the next podium finish plus fourth place.

 

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Rossi continues to set the practice/pre-qualifying pace in Long Beach. Maybe Andretti Autosport gets its first win of the 2018 season as RHR is hanging around the top five.

 

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Newgarden
Rahal
Wickens
Rossi

 

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I am going with Rossi for the win followed by Dixon, Newgarden, RHR.

 

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Right now, Rossi is coming back after a pit stop as Newgarden leads.

 

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Rossi takes over the lead followed by Dixon with around 20 laps left.

 

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Newcomer for Andretti Autosport, Zach Veach is fifth. Nice run for the rook.

 

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Holy Cow, Marco is sixth!

 

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Dixon is making a move with 20 to go. He has cut a second off of Rossi's lead.

 

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Dixon has caught Rossi.

 

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There are two seconds back to Jones, Veach, and Marco rfom Rossi and Dixon.

 

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Rossi still leads with 14 to go.

 

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Rahal has moved to fifth.

 

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Power has moved into second place and is 6 tenths back.

 

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Rossi pulls away with 10 left.

 

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Rossi is still the dominant car with 9 left.

 

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Just 6 laps remaining and Rossi still leads.

 

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Rossi wins the Toyota Long Beach GP! Power was second, Ed Jones third, Zach Veach fourth, Rahal fifth, and Marco Andretti sixth!!

 

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Here's how we did:

forty-three: 0 points- Skunked.
Retroram52: 6 points for correctly selecting Rossi for the win.

Season Totals:

forty_three: 4 points
Retroram52: 8 points

Next Race: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, April 22.

 

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This is the first time at Long Beach that a pole-winner wins the race. Rossi may also takeover the points lead as well. Andretti Autosport not only won the race but had three drivers in the top six.